1986 Detroit Lions season

1986 Detroit Lions season
Head coach	Darryl Rogers
Owner	William Clay Ford, Sr.
Home field	Pontiac Silverdome
Results
Record	5–11
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1986 Detroit Lions season was their 57th in the league. The team failed to improve^[1] upon their previous season's output of 7–9 and missed the playoffs for the third straight year with a 5-11 record. The highlight of the season was 1st round pick Chuck Long's first pass for a TD.

This season would be the last time the Lions defeated the Eagles until 2012.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 7, 1986	at Minnesota Vikings	W 13–10	54,851
2	September 14, 1986	Dallas Cowboys	L 31–7	73,812
3	September 21, 1986	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 24–20	38,453
4	September 28, 1986	at Cleveland Browns	L 24–21	72,029
5	October 5, 1986	Houston Oilers	W 24–13	41,960
6	October 12, 1986	at Green Bay Packers	W 21–14	52,290
7	October 19, 1986	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14–10	50,992
8	October 26, 1986	at Chicago Bears	L 13–7	62,064
9	November 2, 1986	Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–17	52,423
10	November 9, 1986	Minnesota Vikings	L 24–10	53,725
11	November 16, 1986	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 13–11	54,568
12	November 23, 1986	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 38–17	30,029
13	November 27, 1986	Green Bay Packers	L 44–40	61,199
14	December 7, 1986	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–17	45,042
15	December 15, 1986	Chicago Bears	L 16–13	75,602
16	December 21, 1986	Atlanta Falcons	L 20–6	35,255

Season summary

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total • Lions 0 14 0 7 21 Packers 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 12 Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game start: 12:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 55° F, wind 13 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 2 DET Garry James 41 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 7–0 2 DET Scott Williams 1 yard run (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 14–0 2 GB James Lofton 5 yard pass from Randy Wright (Al Del Greco kick) Lions 14–7 4 DET David Lewis 2 yard pass from Eric Hipple (Eddie Murray kick) Lions 21–7 4 GB Dan Ross 6 yard pass from Randy Wright (Al Del Greco kick) Lions 21–14

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears^(2)	14	2	0	.875	7–1	10–2	352	187	W7
Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	6–2	8–4	398	273	W1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	3–5	4–8	277	326	L4
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	3–5	3–9	254	418	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	14	0	.125	1–7	1–13	239	473	L7

References

1. 1986 Detroit Lions